Improvement in churns



A. W. FU QUA.

Churns.

Patented August 12, 1873.

AM P//oroirrHos/WH/c co N1( ossa/mfc mams) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW W. FUQUA, OF SANDFORD, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT INA CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,709, dated August12, 1873 5 application led May 24, 1873.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW W. FUQUA, of Sandford, county of Vigo andState of Indiana, have invented certain Improvements in Ghurns.

The following description, taken in connection with the accompanyingplate of drawings hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exactspecification, wherein are set forth the nature and principles of theinvention, by which the same may be distinguished from others of asimilar class, together with such parts thereof as are claimed as newand are desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States.

My invention relates to that class of churns in which a revolving dashis made use of 5 and the nature thereof consists in certain improvementsin the details ofthe construction lof the same, hereinafter shown anddescribed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates my invention and forms apart of the specification thereof, Figure l represents a front view.Fig. 2 is a side view, a portion being removed.

The dash revolves upon the upright rod or journal a, the lower end ofwhich is stepped in a bearing secured to the bottom of the churn, andthe upper end is supported in the journalbox b. Upon the lower part ofthe dash is secured the hollow cylinder c, the upper end being closedand the lower end being open, provided with the curvilinear flanges orbeaters d and openings e, which are so arranged that when the dash isrevolved the cream will be forced within the cylinder and under thebottom thereof, as indicated by the arrows. f designates the flat partof the dash, the principal oflice of which is to collect the particlesof butter when the action of the dash is reversed.

The dash is operated by the crown-wheel 7c, which en gages with thebevel-gear m attached to the top of the rod a. Upright strips h may besecured to the sides of the churn, to cause a more thorough agitation ofthe cream.

The cover ofthe churn consists of two parts, to 011e of which isattached the standard o and the crank-shaped rod p, which catches underthe projections s, and Vis held in position by the spring a. The saidrod p clamps the cover rmly in position when the operation of churn-

